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Being retired, I keep myself busy making stuff.
Here's some projects, some still not complete:

Staircase, oak and walnut: 35 degree pitch, "T" turns at sublanding, double-snail, continuous handrail, tapered walnut balusters and tapered oak newels with turned walnut inserts. Flying treads swept into stringers both sides, fielded risers. = 1000 hours plus:

Upstairs floor, heated, Cedar of Lebanon, from a tree downed by a storm in 1999. Planked and air dried for 6 years then machined. Cedar of L. stairwell case, 14" boards, revealed joist tenons. All finishes by Mrs B: Danish Oil or clear 2-pot melamine lacquer, 'T Cut' to a mirror finish. This is my eleventh staircase in ten years, usually I make them for friends:

Ground Floor, heated, 18" square ceramic tiles. You can see the heating controls behind the staircase, with the twin wireless thermostat receivers controlling the zones. The transmitters go anywhere you like. We like 'em in the same room!:

The wainscott panelling and window sill are in quarter-sawn oak. The sill is not fixed, it slides into rabbits in the edge mouldings to allow natural movement of the timber. The turned knobs are actually cleats to hold the cords from the handmade Roman blinds. Silver tray, 2 euros at a garage sale, 1930's Sheffield rolled plate:

Woodburner; cast-iron foyer set into a copy of a 'traditional' French brickwork and plaster chimney piece. The fireplace stonework is original, 1668.
The upper grill is a hot air outlet, made from an old 'Singer' sewing machine treadle.The carved Cherry frieze over the mantle came from an 19C bed, too small to be of use today. Note the Lois XIVth clock:

Another 9 years and it might be all finished!

regards, Alan.